System Restore/WinXP - Doesn't Work

I asked this question about 2 days ago - but received no response.
So, I will attempt to ask one more time. Thanks.

Anytime I need to do a system restore on my computer - it doesn't
work.

I go to start>programs>accessories>system tools>system restore ...
then I select restore my computer from an earlier time and so forth.
I select a date from the calander to go back to - not overly far - a
few days back or so.

However - no matter how many times I use system restore - or how
many days I go back - whether it's just a day or 2 back or 2-3 months,
at the end of the system restore process - it always says - system restore
was unable to restore your computer - no changes were made. Why is
that? Is there something I am doing wrong?

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paris wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I asked this question about 2 days ago - but received no response.
> So, I will attempt to ask one more time. Thanks.
>
> Anytime I need to do a system restore on my computer - it doesn't
> work.
>
> I go to start>programs>accessories>system tools>system restore ...
> then I select restore my computer from an earlier time and so forth.
> I select a date from the calander to go back to - not overly far - a
> few days back or so.
>
> However - no matter how many times I use system restore - or how
> many days I go back - whether it's just a day or 2 back or 2-3 months,
> at the end of the system restore process - it always says - system restore
> was unable to restore your computer - no changes were made. Why is
> that? Is there something I am doing wrong?
>
> Any advise you can give me will be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks in Advance!
>
It could be that you have damaged the files needed to do a restore. An
obvious one, do you have the necessary privs? Is it XP home or Pro?

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Put basically, System Restore is unreliable at best. I use WinrescueXP...its
never let me down yet
"paris" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hey,
>
> I asked this question about 2 days ago - but received no response.
> So, I will attempt to ask one more time. Thanks.
>
> Anytime I need to do a system restore on my computer - it doesn't
> work.
>
> I go to start>programs>accessories>system tools>system restore ...
> then I select restore my computer from an earlier time and so forth.
> I select a date from the calander to go back to - not overly far - a
> few days back or so.
>
> However - no matter how many times I use system restore - or how
> many days I go back - whether it's just a day or 2 back or 2-3 months,
> at the end of the system restore process - it always says - system restore
> was unable to restore your computer - no changes were made. Why is
> that? Is there something I am doing wrong?
>
> Any advise you can give me will be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks in Advance!
>
> --
> Paris
>
> Over 1,700 of the WEBS most Useful Sites - Massive Listing!
> http://www.allsitecafe.com
>
>

'System Restore is unreliable at best': Is that your opinion or can you back
that up with factual data?'
"Roy" <> wrote in message
news:jGAec.29469$9.net...
> Put basically, System Restore is unreliable at best. I use WinrescueXP...its
> never let me down yet
> "paris" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Hey,
> >
> > I asked this question about 2 days ago - but received no response.
> > So, I will attempt to ask one more time. Thanks.
> >
> > Anytime I need to do a system restore on my computer - it doesn't
> > work.
> >
> > I go to start>programs>accessories>system tools>system restore ...
> > then I select restore my computer from an earlier time and so forth.
> > I select a date from the calander to go back to - not overly far - a
> > few days back or so.
> >
> > However - no matter how many times I use system restore - or how
> > many days I go back - whether it's just a day or 2 back or 2-3 months,
> > at the end of the system restore process - it always says - system restore
> > was unable to restore your computer - no changes were made. Why is
> > that? Is there something I am doing wrong?
> >
> > Any advise you can give me will be greatly appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks in Advance!
> >
> > --
> > Paris
> >
> > Over 1,700 of the WEBS most Useful Sites - Massive Listing!
> > http://www.allsitecafe.com
> >
> >
>
>

"Unknown" <> wrote in message
news:lOAec.7587$...
> 'System Restore is unreliable at best': Is that your opinion or can you
back
> that up with factual data?'
> "Roy" <> wrote in message
> news:jGAec.29469$9.net...
> > Put basically, System Restore is unreliable at best. I use
WinrescueXP...its
> > never let me down yet
> > "paris" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > > Hey,
> > >
> > > I asked this question about 2 days ago - but received no response.
> > > So, I will attempt to ask one more time. Thanks.
> > >
> > > Anytime I need to do a system restore on my computer - it doesn't
> > > work.
> > >
> > > I go to start>programs>accessories>system tools>system restore ...
> > > then I select restore my computer from an earlier time and so forth.
> > > I select a date from the calander to go back to - not overly far - a
> > > few days back or so.
> > >
> > > However - no matter how many times I use system restore - or how
> > > many days I go back - whether it's just a day or 2 back or 2-3 months,
> > > at the end of the system restore process - it always says - system
restore
> > > was unable to restore your computer - no changes were made. Why is
> > > that? Is there something I am doing wrong?
> > >
> > > Any advise you can give me will be greatly appreciated!
> > >
> > > Thanks in Advance!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Paris
> > >
> > > Over 1,700 of the WEBS most Useful Sites - Massive Listing!
> > > http://www.allsitecafe.com
> > >
> > >Try running restore in safe mode.....
> >
> >
>

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 10:39:46 -0700, "paris" <> wrote:
>Hey,
>
>I asked this question about 2 days ago - but received no response.
>So, I will attempt to ask one more time. Thanks.
>
>Anytime I need to do a system restore on my computer - it doesn't
>work.
>
>I go to start>programs>accessories>system tools>system restore ...
>then I select restore my computer from an earlier time and so forth.
>I select a date from the calander to go back to - not overly far - a
>few days back or so.
>
>However - no matter how many times I use system restore - or how
>many days I go back - whether it's just a day or 2 back or 2-3 months,
>at the end of the system restore process - it always says - system restore
>was unable to restore your computer - no changes were made. Why is
>that? Is there something I am doing wrong?
>
>Any advise you can give me will be greatly appreciated!
>
>Thanks in Advance!

At least you're honest stating it was your OPINION.
"Jimmy Dean" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 17:59:45 GMT, "Unknown" <>
> wrote:
>
> >'System Restore is unreliable at best': Is that your opinion or can you
back
> >that up with factual data?'
>
> IMHO it comes into the "better than nothing" class. It works -
> sometimes, but not reliably enough to bet anything important on it.
>
> Ghost or Drive Image instead.
>
> jd

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